Word: means
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what does glasnost mean at Harvard? Will it mean openness for all students, providing everyone a meaningful opportunity to provide input into the governance of the college? Or does openness here in Cambridge merely mean holding a forum in Boston that will be attended by SASC members and few others...
...weaknesses are subtle, nearly hidden. Yet they are almost always there. And on game-day, a single weakness, a single flaw picked up by some assistant coach during his hours of game-film watching, can mean the difference between victory and defeat...
...years old you can sit on the bench and look back and say, 'Man, I did it all. I didn't miss a thing.' What you never meant to do was to hurt anyone, but then you see the look on the face of the person you didn't mean to hurt, and then you realize that what you stand to lose is worth so much more . . ." He pauses. "I just asked my wife and my kids to forgive me, and ever since then, they've been a part of everything...
...subsequent press conference, Pilarczyk remarked that the Pope's words did not mean the bishops are "supposed to go home and raise general Cain." Rather, in his view, John Paul was simply telling them, "You guys have a tough job. Please hang in there." Most other bishops emphasized the friendly, nonconfrontational atmosphere at the San Fernando meeting. But in their comments they pointedly left for another day how they would apply the Pope's stern admonitions. As he completed his second tour of the U.S., there was speculation that John Paul, now 67, would never again attempt so strenuous...
...could spell disaster in their already gun- heavy state. A recent study estimated that 60% of Florida's households contain firearms. Florida also led the states in violent crime last year, with 1,037 homicides, robberies and aggravated assaults per 100,000 residents. Critics contend that more firearms will mean even more violence. Says State Representative Michael Friedman of Miami Beach: "The message we're sending out is, 'We can't protect you anymore, so go get yourself a gun and do the best...